Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4Christian, Eugene
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Encyclopedia of Diet: A Treatise on the Food Question, Vol. 4
Christian, Eugene
Diet; Diet in disease; Food
Cabbage, celery, lettuce, or romaine, with oil
One or two fresh vegetables--peas, potatoes,
etc.
An egg, milk, fish, or gelatin--any two of these
proteid foods
Rice, with honey, or raisins with cream, if something
sweet is desired
Sufficient wheat bran should be taken to keep the bowels in normal
condition.
SUMMER MENU
_STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE (HEALTHY PERSON)_
BREAKFAST
Peaches, plums, cantaloup, or berries
Steamed corn, scraped from the cob. Recook
lightly with whipped egg, stirring constantly
A peeled banana, baked--cream
LUNCHEON
Okra, beets, or eggplant
Salad--tomato, cucumber, and lettuce
Peas or corn
A potato--sweet or white
/Note/: The salad, with one vegetable, is sufficient if one is
not engaged in strenuous work.
DINNER
Salad--green
Rice or corn hominy
One or two fresh vegetables
Buttermilk, junket, or fresh eggs
Cantaloup, melon, or peaches
FALL MENU
_STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE (HEALTHY PERSON)_
The following menus should be adhered to for about thirty days,
choosing such vegetables from the selections named as appeal most to
the taste.
Choice of either set of menus may be made; that is, Menu I may be
followed by Menu II at noon, returning to Menu I for dinner and so on:
MENU I MENU II
BREAKFAST
Two eggs, cooked very Choice of the following:
lightly _a_ Two medium-sized
A small portion of boiled sweet or white potatoes,
rice or whole wheat, eaten with butter
eaten with cream and a or cream
very little salt _b_ Corn muffins, or corn
A cup of wheat bran, with hominy, with either
cream cream or fresh butter
Two eggs, cooked two minutes
LUNCHEON
A large, boiled onion Gems or whole wheat bread
A liberal portion of baked A pint of rich milk
beans Half a cup of wheat bran
DINNER
Choice of two of the following Baked navy or lima beans
vegetables: A baked white potato
Carrots Parsnips A green salad--a very small
Beets Stewed portion
pumpkin One fresh vegetable
A boiled white potato A glass of buttermilk
Choice--fish, buttermilk, or
eggs
Half a cup of wheat bran
If something sweet is desired, plain ice-cream, egg custard, or gelatin
may be eaten at either of the evening meals.
From one to two glasses of water should be drunk at each of these meals.
A cup of sassafras tea may be taken at breakfast. See recipe, Vol. III,
p. 681.
WINTER MENU
_STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE (HEALTHY PERSON)_
BREAKFAST
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